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Midori

Midori

Midori
Photo: uscg

On April 18, the 47 foot long fishing vessel Midori caught fire off Trinidad, California.  Unable to contain the blaze, the crew of the Midori contacted another fishing vessel which relayed the message to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard dispatched a 47 foot long lifeboat along with a helicopter to the scene.  With the flames reaching the Midori’s pilothouse, the five crew on board donned survival suits and abandoned ship into the vessel’s life raft.  The nearby fishing vessel Pacific Bully arrived on scene before the Coast Guard and rescued all five crew.  The tug Michelle Sloan arrived later and was able to extinguish the blaze.  The Michelle Sloan took the Midori under tow back to port where a salvage team removed the remaining diesel fuel off the fishing vessel.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.

 

Werchina

Werchina

Werchina
Photo: gelrenieuws.nl

The 110 meter long self-propelled barge Werchina caught fire while berthed along the Waal at IJzendoorn, Netherlands. The fire started in the vessel’s engine room and the local fire brigade was alerted.  Firefighters and a fireboat arrived on scene and extinguished the blaze. Damage to the Werchina was limited to the engine room.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.

Geos

Geos

Geos
Photo: bharian.com.my

The 60 meter long research vessel Geos caught fire off Kuala Baram, Malaysia. The fire started after an explosion in the engine room while doing offshore oil exploration. The fire quickly engulfed the research vessel forcing the crew to jump overboard into the sea. Authorities were alerted and quickly launched a search and rescue operation. Rescuers arrived on scene all pulled 37 of the 38 crew to safety. Two crew sustained injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. One crew person was reported as missing.

Several tugs arrived a short time later and began to extinguish the blaze on the Geos. The tugs were able to contain the fire, but reports state there were several areas within the superstructure still on fire.  Fire crews were expected to board the vessel and continue to extinguish the blaze.  Reports state the owner and authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.